Biology:Tandonia sowerbyi
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| Drawings of Tandonia sowerbyi, contracted (left) and active (right) | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Milacidae |
| Genus: | Tandonia |
| Species: | T. sowerbyi
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| Tandonia sowerbyi (Férussac, 1823)
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Tandonia sowerbyi is a species of air-breathing, keeled, land slug, a shell-less terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Milacidae.[1][2][3]
Description
This is a keeled slug attained 80 mm (3.1 in) in length.[3]
Habitat
This slug occurs in open habitats such as grasslands and shrublands; it can be abundant in arable land and gardens.[1]
Distribution
This slug is native to Europe, likely originally only to Greece.[1] It is now widespread in southeastern and Atlantic Europe:[1]
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- Italy
- Portugal
- The Netherlands
- The Balkans
It is also present in:[1]
- New Zealand
- South America
This species has not yet become established in the USA, but it is considered to represent a potentially serious threat as a pest, an invasive species which could negatively affect agriculture, natural ecosystems, human health or commerce. Therefore it has been suggested that this species be given top national quarantine significance in the USA.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Rowson, B. (2017). "Tandonia sowerbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T171388A1325424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171388A1325424.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/171388/1325424. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ↑ "Tandonia sowerbyi (A. Férussac, 1823)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. 2023. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=819996.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pfleger, V.; Chatfield, J. (1983). A guide to snails of Britain and Europe. London: Hamlyn. p. 195.
- ↑ Cowie, Robert H.; Dillon, Robert T.; Robinson, David G.; Smith, James W. (2009). "Alien non-marine snails and slugs of priority quarantine importance in the United States: A preliminary risk assessment". American Malacological Bulletin 27 (1-2): 113–132. doi:10.4003/006.027.0210. .
- AnimalBase info at: [1]
- Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. pp 196–219 in Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
Wikidata ☰ Q7682480 entry
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